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Salix alaxensis var. alaxensis
Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville var. alaxensis
Felt-leaf Willow, Feltleaf Willow
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Synonym(s): Salix alaxensis var. obovalifolia, Salix speciosa, Salix speciosa var. alaxensis
USDA Symbol: SAALA
USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , Brown , BlackBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color represents color of floral bracts on catkins or color of anthers.
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , NU , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Stream and lake shores, terraces on coarse, calcareous gravel, well-watered scree slopes, well-drained to wet sand plains and dune remnants, wet meadows and thickets.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Salix alaxensis var. alaxensis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salix alaxensis var. alaxensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salix alaxensis var. alaxensis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR